Health Sciences

Concise medical dictionary

Description

This best-selling and market-leading dictionary contains over 12,000 clear and concise entries. Written by a team of medical experts, the entries are accessible and jargon-free, and complemented by over 140 illustrations and diagrams. The 8th edition has also been expanded in many areas, with particular attention paid to pharmacology, obstetrics and gynaecology, paediatrics, ethics, nephrology, and psychiatry.

Type
E-Book(s)
Coverage
2002 edition
Access
Authorized UM users (+ guests in UM Libraries)Authorized UM users (+ guests in UM Libraries)

BRENDA: Enzyme Information System

Alternative Titles
Comprehensive Enzyme Information System
BRENDA: the Comprehensive Enzyme Information System
Enzyme Handbook
Description
Main web collection of enzyme functional data on the web. Includes nomenclature, organism, kinetics, isolation, stability, and reaction data, literature references and links to sequence databases. Related to the print Enzyme Handbook (Springer). Free for academic, non-profit users.
Type
Database

AMA FREIDA Online

Alternative Titles
AMA FREIDA Online: Fellowship and Residency Electronic Interactive Database
Description
General and detailed information on all graduate medical education programs accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education. Provides contact information and summary institutional data.
Type
E-Book(s)
Coverage
Current edition
Access
Open access for all usersOpen access for all users

MLibrary Digital Collections

Alternative Titles
Humanities Text Initiative
HTI
DLPS Collections
Description

Provides access to over 250 text, image, bibliographic, and finding aid collections created and maintained by the Digital Library Production Service (DLPS) of the University of Michigan University Library (MLibrary), comprising over a million digital objects.  Includes all collections in the University of Michigan's Humanities Text Initiative, as well as collections sponsored by the MPublishing division of the University Library.

(Most databases accessible from this page are also listed separately in the Mirlyn online catalog and in the Databases section of U-M University Library's Search Tools.)

Type
Text Collection
Coverage
Varies by database
Access
Authorized UM users (+ guests in UM Libraries)Authorized UM users (+ guests in UM Libraries)
Open access for all usersOpen access for all users

Foreign Broadcast Info Index

Alternative Titles
Foreign Broadcast Information Service Electronic Index
Description
Indexes CIA translations of newswire and news broadcast services from around the world. The publications themselves are available on microfiche in the Graduate Library, MICRO-F X208 to X215. (For full text since 1996, see World News Connection.)
Type
Article Index
Coverage
1975 - 1996

ScienceCareers.org (includes Science's Next Wave)

Alternative Titles
ScienceCareers.org
Science's Next Wave
Description
Covers scientific training, career development, and the science & technology job markets. Provides career resources for scientists and recruiting solutions for employers. Supports the AAAS commitment to furthering careers in science and technology. Includes former Science's Next Wave content.
Type
E-Journal(s)

Patty's Industrial Hygiene

Description
Up to date information on chemical agents, physical agents, biohazards, engineering control, and personal protection. Also includes, information on legal, regulatory, and management issues.
Type
E-Book(s)
Coverage
Electronic version of 5th ed. (2000)
Access
Authorized UM users (+ guests in UM Libraries)Authorized UM users (+ guests in UM Libraries)

Knovel: Engineering & Scientific Online References

Description
Provider of electronic versions of popular reference books in engineering and applied sciences. Titles include Lange's Handbook of Chemistry and books from the AIAA.
Type
E-Book(s)
Coverage
Current editions of engineering and science reference books

Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology

Description
Covers the latest developments in chemical technology and related fields. Features include dynamic table of contents and online index; separate windows for text, tables, figures, and bibliography; and hyperlinked references.
Type
Encyclopedia
Coverage
current version

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